Head of Building Control
Hybrid Working
Permanent
Salary Dependent on Experience + Benefits
The Client
Our client, one of the leading Approved Inspectors, offers building control services tailored to client requirements. They provide solutions from the design phase to completion. Building compliance, safety, training, and education have been at the heart of what they do since their founding in 2005.
The Role
The role will join us at an exciting time of development and growth, contributing significantly to the profitable long-term growth of the business and advocating the values and culture of the business.
The Head of Building Control will be responsible for the technical leadership and development of a team of Registered Building Inspectors (RBIs). They will be accountable for the consistent application of operational standards, building control, professional guidance, codes of conduct, and performance, ensuring the business satisfactorily performs its regulatory role as Registered Building Control Approver.
Key Responsibilities
1. Deliver the area targets set for your team and ensure targets are being met by each RBI.
2. Work with the operational team to plan surveyor workload, understanding the necessary data regarding volume, type, and complexity of projects.
3. Review and manage the statutory building control and operational processes, monitor performance (KPIs QA alerts), take necessary actions to ensure the highest quality service delivery, determine/maintain compliance, and escalate non-conformance working with the Risk and Compliance Team.
4. Attend team meetings to discuss and provide solutions to operational changes and improvements.
5. Meet the requirements of the Building Inspector Competence Framework (BICof), supporting and maintaining both self and team development of competence and experience through the training Academy.
6. Uphold the group's Quality Risk management and compliance policies within their office resource requirements, ensuring compliance with all regulatory requirements including working with key stakeholders.
7. Ensure all procedures of regulatory and compliance are carried out consistently by your team and work with key stakeholders in relation to defective work on site.
8. Ensure awareness and uphold best practice regarding all risk management initiatives and that all policies and procedures are adhered to with your remit to ensure rigor around PI/PL insurance and the regulatory body BSR.
9. Act as an advocate for the business in a professional manner.
10. Provide professional technical leadership to a team of Registered Building Inspectors (mix of levels and competencies).
11. Ensure the team has the required capacity and competency to service an agreed portfolio of projects.
12. Performance manage the RBIs within your area and ensure code of conduct standards are followed.
13. Engage in recruiting, supporting, training, mentoring, and developing the necessary resources.
14. Provide competent advice to the network for all technical queries and escalate issues as required.
15. Project manage a maximum of 10 projects to enable RBI status to be maintained.
16. Identify and report on conflicts of interest.
17. Engage in stakeholder communications.
Experience and Qualifications Required
Professional qualification/membership RICS & MCABE or equivalent.
Hold and maintain appropriate technical Class 2/3 Registered Building Inspector RBI status; it is desirable to hold Class 4 Technical Manager registration status.
Conversant with relevant legislation and technical guidance.
Knowledge of Health and Safety, policy and framework development, codes of conduct, and performance standards.
Understanding of customer care and the principles of equal opportunities in providing a Building Control function.
Experience in assessing compliance against regulation & legislation, professional leadership, people management, decision making, problem solving, record keeping, analysis of information, time management, change management, and communication, influencing, and interpersonal skills.
Benefits
Our client offers a range of benefits on top of the competitive salary for this position. These benefits include: choice of company car or allowance, contributory pension scheme, private healthcare scheme, death in service life insurance, employee assistance program, cycle to work scheme, performance-related bonus scheme, employee referral scheme, and hybrid working.
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